The Tabernacle Underwritten

1 “Now Bezalel° and Oholiab°, and every°Iskillful°° person° in whom° the LORD° has put°IIskill° and understanding° to know° how to perform° all° the work°IIIin the construction° of the sanctuary°, shall perform° in accordance with all° that the LORD° has commanded°.”

[1] ILit man wise of heartIILit wisdomIIIOr connected with the service of; lit of the service of

2 ¶ Then Moses° called° Bezalel° and Oholiab° and every°Iskillful°° person° in IIwhom° the LORD° had put°IIIskill°, aeveryone° whose° heart° stirred° him, to come° to the work° to perform° it.
3 They received° from Moses° all° the Icontributions° which° the sons° of Israel° had brought°IIto perform° the work°IIIin the construction° of the sanctuary°. And they still° [continued] bringing° to him freewill° offerings° every° morning°.
4 And all° the Iskillful° men° who were performing° all° the work° of the sanctuary° came°, each° from IIthe work° which°IIIhe was performing°,
5 and they said° to IMoses°, “aThe people° are bringing° much° more° than° enough° for the IIconstruction° work° which° the LORD° commanded° [us] to IIIperform°.”
6 So Moses° issued° a command°, and a Iproclamation° was circulated° throughout the camp°, saying°, “Let no° man° or° woman° any° longer° perform° work° for the IIcontributions° of the sanctuary°.” Thus the people° were restrained° from bringing° [any more].
7aFor the Imaterial° they had° was sufficient° and more° than° enough° for all° the work°, to perform° it.

Construction Proceeds

8 ¶ aAll° the Iskillful°° men°° among those who were performing° the work° made° the IItabernacle° with ten° curtains°; of fine° twisted° linen° and IIIblue° and purple° and scarlet° [material], with cherubim°, the work° of a skillful° workman°, IVBezalel made° them.
9 The length° of each° curtain° was twenty-eight°°Icubits° and the width° of each° curtain° four°Icubits°; all° the curtains° had IIthe same° measurements°.
10 He Ijoined° five° curtains° to one° another° and [the other] five° curtains° he Ijoined° to one° another°.
11 He made° loops° of Iblue° on the edge° of the IIoutermost° curtain° in the first°IIIset°; he did° likewise° on the edge° of the curtain° that was IIoutermost° in the second°IIIset°.
12 He made°afifty° loops° in the one° curtain° and he made° fifty° loops° on the Iedge° of the curtain° that was in the second°IIset°; the loops° were opposite° each° other°.
13 He made°afifty° clasps° of gold° and Ijoined° the curtains° to one° another° with the clasps°, so the tabernacle° was IIa unit°.

14 ¶ Then ahe made° curtains° of goats’° [hair] for a tent° over° the tabernacle°; he made° eleven°° curtains°Iin all.
15 The length° of each° curtain° [was] thirty° cubits° and four° cubits° the width° of each° curtain°; the eleven°° curtains° had Ithe same° measurements°.
16 He Ijoined° five° curtains° by themselves° and [the other] six° curtains° by themselves°.
17 Moreover, he made° fifty° loops° on the edge° of the curtain° that was outermost° in the [first] Iset°, and he made° fifty° loops° on the edge° of the curtain° [that was outermost in] the second°Iset°.
18 He made° fifty° clasps° of Ibronze° to IIjoin° the tent° together° so that it would be IIIa unit°.
19 He made° a covering° for the tent° of rams’° skins°Idyed° red°, and a covering° of porpoise° skins° above°°.

20 ¶ aThen he made° the boards° for the tabernacle° of acacia° wood°, standing° upright°.
21 Ten° cubits° [was] the length° of Ieach board° and one and a half° cubits° the width° of each° board°.
22 [There were] two° tenons° for each° board°, Ifitted° to one° another°; thus° he did° for all° the boards° of the tabernacle°.
23 He made° the boards° for the tabernacle°: twenty° boards°Ifor the south°° side°;
24 and he made° forty°Isockets° of silver° under° the twenty° boards°; two°Isockets° under° one° board° for its two° tenons° and two°Isockets° under° another° board° for its two° tenons°.
25 Then for the second° side° of the tabernacle°, on the north° side°, he made° twenty° boards°,
26 and their forty°Isockets° of silver°; two°Isockets° under° one° board° and two°Isockets° under° another° board°.
27 For the Irear° of the tabernacle°, to the west°, he made° six° boards°.
28 He made° two° boards° for the corners° of the Itabernacle° at the IIrear°.
29 They were double° beneath°, and together° they were complete° to its Itop°IIto the first° ring°; thus° he did° with both° of them for the two° corners°.
30 There were eight° boards° with their Isockets° of silver°, sixteen°°Isockets°, IItwo° under° every° board°.

31 ¶ Then he made°abars° of acacia° wood°, five° for the boards° of one° side° of the tabernacle°,
32 and five° bars° for the boards° of the Iother° side° of the tabernacle°, and five° bars° for the boards° of the tabernacle° for the IIrear° [side] to the west°.
33 He made° the middle° bar° to pass° through° in the Icenter° of the boards° from end° to end°.
34 He overlaid° the boards° with gold° and made° their rings° of gold° [as] holders° for the bars°, and overlaid° the bars° with gold°.

35 ¶ aMoreover, he made° the veil° of Iblue° and purple° and scarlet° [material], and fine° twisted° linen°; he made° it with cherubim°, the work° of a skillful° workman°.
36 He made° four° pillars° of acacia° for it, and overlaid° them with gold°, with their hooks° of gold°; and he cast° four°Isockets° of silver° for them.
37 He made° a ascreen° for the doorway° of the tent°, of Iblue° and purple° and scarlet° [material], and fine° twisted° linen°, the work° of a IIweaver°;
38 and [he made] its afive° pillars° with their hooks°, and he overlaid° their tops° and their Ibands° with gold°; but their five°IIsockets° were of IIIbronze°.

The offerings are delivered to the workmen.

1 ¶ Then wroughtºª Bezaleelº and Aholiab,º and every² wiseº heartedº man,º in whomº² the LORDº putºª wisdomº and understandingº to knowºª how to workºª² all manner² of workº for the serviceº of the sanctuary,º according to all² that² the LORDº had commanded.ºª2 And Mosesº calledºª² Bezaleelº and Aholiab,º and every² wiseº heartedº man,º in whose² heartº the LORDº had putºª wisdom,º [even] every one² whose² heartº stirred him upºª to comeºª unto² the workº to doºª it: 3 And they receivedºª ofº² Mosesº² all² the offering,º which² the childrenº of Israelº had broughtºª for the workº of the serviceº of the sanctuary,º to makeºª it [withal]. And they² broughtºª yet² unto² him free offeringsº every morning.º4 And all² the wise men,º that wroughtºª² all² the workº of the sanctuary,º cameºª every manº from his workº² which² they² made;ºª

The liberality of the people is restrained.

5 ¶ And they spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª The peopleº bringºª much moreºª than enoughº² for the serviceº of the work,º which²² the LORDº commandedºª to make.ºª6 And Mosesº gave commandment,ºª and they caused it to be proclaimedººª throughout the camp,º saying,ºª Let neither² manº nor womanº makeºª any more² workº for the offeringº of the sanctuary.º So the peopleº were restrainedºª from bringing.ºª²7 For the stuffº they had² was sufficientº for all² the workº to makeºª it, and too much.ºª

The curtains of cherubims.

8 ¶ And every² wiseº hearted² man¹ among them that wroughtºª the workº of² the tabernacleº madeºª tenº curtainsº [of] fine twined¹ª linen,º² and blue,º and purple,º and scarlet:ºº [with] cherubimsº of cunningºª workº madeºª he them. 9 The lengthº of oneº curtainº [was] twentyº and eightº cubits,º and the breadthº of oneº curtainº fourº cubits:º the curtainsº [were] all² of oneº size.º10 And he coupledºª² the fiveº curtainsº oneº unto² another:º and [the other] fiveº curtainsº he coupledºª oneº unto² another.º11 And he madeºª loopsº of blueº on² the edgeº of oneº curtainº from the selvedgeº² in the coupling:º likewise² he madeºª in the uttermostº sideº of [another] curtain,º in the couplingº of the second.º12 Fiftyº loopsº madeºª he in oneº curtain,º and fiftyº loopsº madeºª he in the edgeº of the curtainº which² [was] in the couplingº of the second:º the loopsº heldºª oneº [curtain] to² another.º13 And he madeºª fiftyº tachesº of gold,º and coupledºª² the curtainsº oneº unto² anotherº with the taches:º so it became² oneº tabernacle.º

The curtains of goats' hair.

14 ¶ And he madeºª curtainsº [of] goats'º [hair] for the tentº over² the tabernacle:º elevenºº curtainsº he madeºª them. 15 The lengthº of oneº curtainº [was] thirtyº cubits,º and fourº cubitsº [was] the breadthº of oneº curtain:º the elevenºº curtainsº [were] of oneº size.º16 And he coupledºª² fiveº curtainsº by themselves,² and sixº curtainsº by themselves.²17 And he madeºª fiftyº loopsº upon² the uttermostº edgeº of the curtainº in the coupling,º and fiftyº loopsº madeºª he upon² the edgeº of the curtainº which couplethº the second.º18 And he madeºª fiftyº tachesº [of] brassº to couple¹ª the tent¹ together,ºª²² that it might be² one.º

The covering of skins.

The boards with their sockets.

20 ¶ And he madeºª² boardsº for the tabernacleº [of] shittimº wood,º standing up.ºª21 The lengthº of a boardº [was] tenº cubits,º and the breadthº of a² boardº one¹ cubitº and a half.º22 Oneº boardº had twoº tenons,º equally distantºª oneº fromº another:º thus² did he makeºª for all² the boardsº of the tabernacle.º23 And he madeºª² boardsº for the tabernacle;º twentyº boardsº for the southº sideº southward:º24 And fortyº socketsº of silverº he madeºª under² the twentyº boards;º twoº socketsº under² oneº boardº for his twoº tenons,º and twoº socketsº under² anotherº boardº for his twoº tenons.º25 And for the otherº sideº of the tabernacle,º [which is] toward the northº corner,º he madeºª twentyº boards,º26 And their fortyº socketsº of silver;º twoº socketsº under² oneº board,º and twoº socketsº under² anotherº board.º27 And for the sidesº of the tabernacleº westwardº he madeºª sixº boards.º28 And twoº boardsº madeºª he for the cornersº of the tabernacleº in the two sides.º29 And they were² coupledº beneath,º² and coupledºª² togetherº at² the headº thereof, to² oneº ring:º thus² he didºª to bothº of them in bothº the corners.º30 And there were² eightº boards;º and their socketsº [were] sixteenºº socketsº of silver,º under² everyº boardº twoº sockets.º

The bars.

31 ¶ And he madeºª barsº of shittimº wood;º fiveº for the boardsº of the oneº sideº of the tabernacle,º32 And fiveº barsº for the boardsº of the otherº sideº of the tabernacle,º and fiveº barsº for the boardsº of the tabernacleº for the sidesº westward.º33 And he madeºª² the middleº barº to shootºª throughº the boardsº from² the one endº to² the other.º34 And he overlaidºª the boardsº with gold,º and madeºª their ringsº [of] goldº [to be] placesº for the bars,º and overlaidºª² the barsº with gold.º

The vail.

35 ¶ And he madeºª² a vailº [of] blue,º and purple,º and scarlet,ºº and fine twined¹ª linen:º² [with] cherubimsº madeºª he it of cunningºª work.º36 And he madeºª thereunto fourº pillarsº [of] shittimº [wood], and overlaidºª them with gold:º their hooksº [were of] gold;º and he castºª for them fourº socketsº of silver.º

The hanging of the door.

37 ¶ And he madeºª an hangingº for the tabernacleº doorº [of] blue,º and purple,º and scarlet,ºº and fine twined¹ª linen,º² of needlework;ººª38 And the fiveº pillarsº of it with their hooks:º and he overlaidºª their chapitersº and their filletsº with gold:º but their fiveº socketsº [were of] brass.º